What makes an individual an individual? What defines individuality? Would it be the way we walk or the books we enjoy? What about our vocabulary or our sense of purpose? What drives us? Every move we make, every word we choose to say and have ever said or the facial expression we sometimes unknowing plaster on our faces all contribute to the overall question as to who we are as individuals. When we think about our life stories , the struggles we 've endured and memories we hold dear, we are classifying ourselves as individuals, because no one else has these memories, at least not to the same level of recognition. Furthermore, when we describe our like , dislikes, good habits and bad we are describing a set of characteristics that vary amongst
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On the surface, it 's apparent that at the age of four and five, my memory and ability to process information would be entirely different from my mother 's and not just because we were two different people viewing a situation from two different viewpoints. I of course believed I was the victim in the situation and due to lack of communication and basic understanding, my mother could not grasp my point of view or why I was so angered. My emotional exclusion is due to my feeling of being "ostracised" Studies suggest that "being shunned --given the cold shoulder or the silent , with the others eyes avoiding yours---threatens one 's need to belong. (Williams & Zadro, …show more content…
This form of ostracism, elicits increased activity in the brain areas, such as the anterior cingulate cortex which also responds to physical pain. (Kross et al., 2011; Lieberman & Eisenberger, 2009) Another point to take into consideration in regards to psychology is the concept of how we process and remember information. There will be instances where one person remembers an event or situation differently than someone else. This is the primary reason the science of psychology put more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and
On the surface, it 's apparent that at the age of four and five, my memory and ability to process information would be entirely different from my mother 's and not just because we were two different people viewing a situation from two different viewpoints. I of course believed I was the victim in the situation and due to lack of communication and basic understanding, my mother could not grasp my point of view or why I was so angered. My emotional exclusion is due to my feeling of being "ostracised" Studies suggest that "being shunned --given the cold shoulder or the silent , with the others eyes avoiding yours---threatens one 's need to belong. (Williams & Zadro, …show more content…
This form of ostracism, elicits increased activity in the brain areas, such as the anterior cingulate cortex which also responds to physical pain. (Kross et al., 2011; Lieberman & Eisenberger, 2009) Another point to take into consideration in regards to psychology is the concept of how we process and remember information. There will be instances where one person remembers an event or situation differently than someone else. This is the primary reason the science of psychology put more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and